Consumer Law – Couple dunned in error have debt-collection claim

Where plaintiffs were being dunned in error for plaintiff-wife's alleged mortgage default, defendants cannot defeat plaintiffs' complaint brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. sec. 1692, et seq., by pleading that the debt was not actually in default.BackgroundBridge had a mortgage with Aames Capital. Her husband, Mr. Bridge, was not on ...